Conservancy Trust Fund Helps Save Woodland Briefly

The Wildlands Trust Fund of the Lehigh Valley Conservancy recently was used to help the Pennsylvania Game Commission preserve 113 acres of woodland on Blue Mountain.

In Moore Township, 106.8 acres were purchased near Danielsville, and near Lynnport, 4.6 acres were acquired.

The larger tract will be added to Game Lands 168, including portions of the north and south faces of Blue Mountain in Northampton, Carbon and Monroe counties.

The smaller plot was added to Game Lands #217, and is the 29th tract preserved jointly with the Game Commission in the five counties in which projects have been undertaken.

In both acquisitions, the land was purchased for $400 per acre, with the Game Commission providing $300 per acre, and the trust fund paying $100 per acre and transfer taxes.

The project brings to 1,231 the number of acres preserved on Blue Mountain through the cooperative efforts of the Game Commission, sportsmen's clubs, the Lehigh Valley Conservancy and other outdoor groups since 1981.

For information or to make a contribution, write to the Conservancy, 601 Orchard Place, Emmaus, 18049.